Liberal Party of Ghana

The Liberal Party of Ghana is a political party in Ghana. The party replaced the Independent People's Party (IPP) which was originally founded by Kofi Akpaloo in 2011. Akpaloo, who was nominated to be the presidential candidate for the IPP was disqualified from contesting the 2016 Ghanaian general election due to problems with his nomination forms. The new party pledges to put people's lives first through technology.[1]

Liberal Party of Ghana
AbbreviationLPG
LeaderKofi Akpaloo
ChairpersonJohn Ameka
General SecretaryJerry Owusu Appauh
Director of IT and ElectionsPrince Amankwah Gaisie
First Vice ChairpersonSophia Akpaloo
Third Vice ChairpersonEunice Adu
National OrganiserSamuel Aryeequaye
National Communications DirectorSamuel Owusu Afriyie
FounderKofi Akpaloo
Founded1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)
Preceded byIndependent People's Party
Regional affiliationAfrica Liberal Network
Parliament
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2020 general election

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The party endorsed Kofi Akpaloo as their presidential candidate. The running mate selected was Margaret Obrine Sarfo.[2] Jerry Owusu, the Director of Operations of the party announced in May 2020 that the party intends to field candidates in all 275 constituencies throughout the country.[3]

Electoral performance

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Parliamentary elections

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Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2020 7,521 0.06%
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  7th Extra-parliamentary

Presidential elections

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Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
2020 Kofi Akpaloo 7,683 0.06% 7th of 12[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Akpaloo's Independent People's Party is now LPG". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ Koomson, Joshua Bediako (22 July 2020). "LPG endorses Akpaloo as presidential candidate, party selects female running mate". Graphic Online. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Liberal Party Of Ghana (LPG) To Contest All Parliamentary Seats In The 2020 Elections". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ^ "EC revises disparities in presidential election results". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.